Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
Hospital staff grants dying man's ‘last wish’ as he marries long-term partner
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox As the opening chords of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’ rang through the Sanctuary building of Stepping Hill Hospital, there was not a dry eye in the house.
On April 15, 2021, Gary Moran, 64, from Stockport, married his long-term partner Myra. It was one of the happiest days of their lives, but it was also filled with immense sadness.
For Gary, marrying Myra had been one of his ‘last wishes’ as he was diagnosed with abdominal cancer. Staff at Ward C4, where Gary had been staying, had done all they could to make sure the special occasion went without a hitch.
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